Qatar 2022: Through the Prism of Racism and Islamophobia
Qatar 2022: Through the Prism of Racism and Islamophobia Qatar successfully hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, even though traducers were unrelenting in their efforts to malign the tournament. The BBC decided not to broadcast the opening ceremony. A rather bizarre decision that highlighted the BBC’s agenda ab initio ! The BBC boycotted the closing ceremony as well, and the Bisht – a ceremonial garb that exudes honour was not spared from the vitriol. The juxtaposition with the events surrounding the previous two world cups in 2014 and 2018, buttresses the selectivity of morality on display. In the run up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the country was plagued with various human rights accusations. Amnesty International described the situation as ‘human rights under threat’. Similarly, there were human rights issues raised prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, particularly the anti-LGBT stance. However, the human rights accusations against Brazil and Russia in 2014 and 2018